Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs red beard moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.